高考英语复习完形填空：真题解析2

　　完形填空真题解析2

　　一、(2011·北京)

　　I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And__1__otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always__2__to sit at the back of the classroom.

　　All this__3__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__4__because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the__5__to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “__6__for

　　it”， I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

　　Getting up the courage to go to the try-outs was only the__7__of it! When I first started__8__the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much__9__what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get__10__and take a shot at the wrong direction，which made me feel really stupid.__11__， I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to__12__on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t__13__“just yet”．

　　I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the__14__and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive__15__in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the__16__—friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

　　With my__17__self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “__18__”

　　in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself，__19__raising my hand－ even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent__20__I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

　　【语篇解读】　主人公本身没有能力或者不去想象，不敢想象自己有能力做某事，经过老师点拨，帮助克服自卑，并且学会了展示自己。

　　1. A. as

　　B. until

　　C. unless

　　D. though

　　解析　考查逻辑关系，and提示前后句间是并列关系，前一句说我不喜欢被别人关注，那么我一定总是坐在无人关注的角落，那么老师指派座位不过是一个想法、一种假设，于是选择C。

　　答案　C

　　2. A. hoped

　　B. agreed

　　C. meant

　　D. chose

　　解析　考查动词，我对于坐在教室的后面是自我选择的。

　　答案　D

　　3. A. continued

　　B. changed

　　C. settled

　　D. started

　　解析　考查动词，根据文章叙述，在参加了运动队后我之前的状况显然是改变了。选择B。

　　答案　B

　　4. A. idea

　　B. plan

　　C. belief

　　D. saying

　　解析　考查名词，老师建议我参加篮球队这显然是一个想法，而我认为这很疯狂。

　　答案　A

　　5. A. right

　　B. chance

　　C. ability

　　D. patience

　　解析　考查名词，与其他人保持同步这是我的一种“能力”的体现，这与“权利”、“机会”或者“耐心”没有任何关联。

　　答案　C

　　6. A. going

　　B. looking

　　C. cheering

　　D. applying

　　解析　考查动词，it显然指代我参加篮球队这件事情，那么对这件事情老师坚持的就是让我去尝试。其他选项中，“欢呼”与“看”显然是无关选项，而既然老师已经积极鼓励我说明他已经同意了，无需我再申请，那么排除D，最终选择A。

　　答案　A

　　7. A. point B. half

　　C. rest

　　D. basis

　　解析　考查名词，句末的叹号提示这里有极端情况出现，所以才会感叹。而鼓起勇气去参加选拔赛仅仅是成功的“一点”、“剩下”或者“基础”显然不合理，于是选择B，仅仅是一半，体现了感叹。

　　答案　B

　　8. A. enjoying

　　B. preparing

　　C. attending

　　D. watching

　　解析　考查动词，根据动作的先后顺序，我显然鼓起勇气参加了选拔赛，而后文又说我不懂规则，那么昭示着我此时正在训练赛中，选择C，参加比赛。

　　答案　C

　　9. A. less

　　B. later

　　C. worse

　　D. further

　　解析　考查形容词，修饰后半句“我正在做的事情”，因为前文交代了我的平衡能力差，跟不上大家的步伐，甚至不知道规则，那么我此时的事情必然是欠缺，于是选择A。

　　答案　A

　　10. A. committed

　　B. motivated

　　C. embarrassed

　　D. confused

　　解析　考查形容词，修饰我的状态。那么能把球投进自己的篮筐，显然我这时是混乱了，于是选择D。confused的确切含义是“混乱”，指遇到某事大脑一片空白，不知道如何处理的状态。

　　答案　D

　　11. A. Interestingly

　　B. Fortunately

　　C. Obviously

　　D. hopefully

　　解析　考查副词，修饰后一句“我不是唯一的新人”，选择B。

　　答案　B

　　12. A. focus

　　B. act

　　C. rely

　　D. try

　　解析　考查动词，该动词与介词on构成词组修饰后句“学习打球”。

　　答案　A

　　13. A. want

　　B. do

　　C. support

　　D. know

　　解析　考查动词，修饰后句“just yet”(恰好现在)，那么我不满现状而加倍努力训练，现在又说恰好现在的状态我不对自己太过苛责，那么首先可排除“支持”，无关选项；而因为我在发奋努力训练，现在“想要”或者“支持”的东西自然是要严格要求的，那么排除A、B，最终选D，不对自己恰在此时不知道的东西过多苛责。

　　答案　D

　　14. A. steps

　　B. orders

　　C. rules

　　D. games

　　解析　考查名词，前文叙述我连规则都不知道，于是发奋练球的直接结果就是知道了规则并且已经知道了动作。

　　答案　C

　　15. A. roles

　　B. part

　　C. mind

　　D. value

　　解析　考查名词，与形容词competitive及动词词组win over(争取到)相关联，那么首先可排除D。竞争与价值不能匹配；而我的竞争绝不是一个“角色”那么简单，也不仅在于“思想”，于是选择B。

　　答案　B

　　16. A. process

　　B. operation

　　C. movement

　　D. situation

　　解析　考查名词，破折号的作用是解释说明，那么知道尊重我的努力的朋友一定是看到我的成长的朋友，也即我在这个过程中认识的朋友，于是选择A。

　　答案　A

　　17. A. expressed

　　B. improved

　　C. preserved

　　D. recognized

　　解析　考查形容词，根据前文叙述，我是一个由没自信到拥有自信的人，那么我的自信是不断增加的，于是选择B。

　　答案　B

　　18. A. dreaming

　　B. playing

　　C. relaxing

　　D. hiding

　　解析　考查动词，根据后半句的修饰，我在教室的后面坐是在“隐藏”自己，选择D。

　　答案　D

　　19. A. by

　　B. for

　　C. with

　　D. to

　　解析　考查介词，破折号强调解释说明，后文说有事我没有百分百把握自己知道正确答案，但是我都会去举手，这表示一种将要做的动作，于是选择D。

　　答案　D

　　20. A. lucky

　　B. happy

　　C. sure

　　D. satisfied

　　解析　考查形容词，even的出现提示让步关系可以知道，我举手甚至在不百分百确定答案的时候，于是选择C。

　　答案　C

　　二、(2011·全国新课标卷)

　　In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life，a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__1__course about 20 years ago.

　　The professor__2__the lecture hall，placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆)，and invited the students to__3__how many beans the jar contained.After __4__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin，dry smile，announced the __5__answer, and went on saying，“You have just__6__an important lesson about science.That is：Never__7__your own senses.”

　　Twenty years later，the__8__could guess what the professor had in mind.He__9__himself，perhaps，as inviting his students to start an exciting__10__into an unknown world invisible(无形的)to the__11__，which can be discovered only through scientific__12__.But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even

　　__13__the invitation.She was just__14__to understand the world.And she__15__that her first-hand experience could be the__16__.The professor, however，said that it was__17__. He was taking away

　　her only__18__for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and__19__，” the

　　woman says，“and I did the only thing I could do.I__20__the course that afternoon，and I haven’t gone near science since.”

　　【语篇解读】　本文是夹叙夹议文。二十年前，在第一节理科实验课上，一位教授做了一个实验，这个实验告诉学生们，不要相信自己的判断。正是这个实验让一位妇女以后远离了理科。

　　1.A. art　B. history

　　C. science

　　D. math

　　解析　联系下文an important lesson about science我们知道，这是一节理科实验课。

　　答案　C

　　2．A. searched for

　　B. looked at

　　C. got through

　　D. marched into

　　解析　从空后的placed upon his desk a large jar filled with...我们可以知道，老师走进了教室。

　　答案　D

　　3．A. count

　　B. guess

　　C. report

　　D. watch

　　解析　联系空后的how many beans the jar contained我们可以知道，教授让学生们猜一下，这个坛子能装多少豆子。

　　答案　B

　　4．A. warning

　　B. giving

　　C. turning away

　　D. listening to

　　解析　联系空后的shouts of wildly wrong guesses我们知道，学生们喊出了各种错误的推测，教授听了他们喊出的答案。

　　答案　D

　　5．A. ready

　　B. possible

　　C. correct

　　D. difficult

　　解析　联系空前的announced和空后的answer我们知道，教授向学生们公布了正确答案。

　　答案　C

　　6．A. learned

　　B. prepared

　　C. taught

　　D. taken

　　解析　联系空后的an important lesson about science我们知道，教授认为他们学到了一堂非常重要的理科课程。

　　答案　A

　　7．A. lose

　　B. trust

　　C. sharpen

　　D. show

　　解析　学生们的推测都是错误的，因此教授说，“不要相信你们的意识。”

　　答案　B

　　8.

　　A. lecturer

　　B. scientist

　　C. speaker

　　D. woman

　　解析　联系下文But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept...我们知道，这个妇女能够推测教授心里是怎么想的。

　　答案　D

　　9.

　　A. described

　　B. respected

　　C. saw

　　D. served

　　解析　前文有提示：The professor __2__ (marched into) the lecture hall，由此我们可以得出答案。

　　答案　C

　　10.

　　A. voyage

　　B. movement

　　C. change

　　D. rush

　　解析　联系空后的into the unknown world我们知道，教授的目的是带学生们进行一次激动人心的知识旅行。

　　答案　A

　　11.

　　A. professor

　　B. eye

　　C. knowledge

　　D. light

　　解析　联系后文which can be discovered only through scientific __12___(method)我们知道，这个世界是眼睛看不到的。

　　答案　B

　　12.

　　A. model

　　B. senses

　　C. spirit

　　D. methods

　　解析　联系前文的invisible to the eye我们知道，这个世界只有通过科学的方法才可以看到。

　　答案　D

　　13.

　　A. hear

　　B. make

　　C. present

　　D. refuse

　　解析　联系空前的could not accept我们知道，她不能接受，甚至听到这个邀请。or在这里表达前后为顺接关系，因此其他选项可以排除。

　　答案　A

　　14.

　　A. suggesting B. beginning

　　C. pretending

　　D. waiting

　　解析　联系前文的the seventeen-year-old girl我们可以推断，这个小女孩年龄很小，只是刚刚开始认识这个世界。

　　答案　B

　　15.

　　A. believed

　　B. doubted

　　C. proved

　　D. explained

　　解析　空后的her first-hand experience could be the__16__(truth)是她的认识，因此我们选believed。

　　答案　A

　　16.

　　A. growth

　　B. strength

　　C. faith

　　D. truth

　　解析　联系前文我们知道，教授想告诉学生的是第一手经验并不一定是事情的真相，我们要通过科学实验来验证真相，但是小女孩的想法与之相反。

　　答案　D

　　17.

　　A. firm

　　B. interesting

　　C. wrong

　　D. acceptable

　　解析　联系前文我们可以知道，教授认为小女孩认识世界的方式是错误的。

　　答案　C

　　18.

　　A. task

　　B. tool

　　C. success

　　D. connection

　　解析　显然空前提到的her first-hand experience就是她认识世界的工具。

　　答案　B

　　19.

　　A. cruel

　　B. proud

　　C. frightened

　　D. brave

　　解析　联系下文的haven’t gone near science since我们知道，她对理科产生了恐惧。

　　答案　C

　　20.

　　A. dropped

　　B. started

　　C. passed

　　D. missed

　　解析　联系空后的haven’t gone near science since我们知道，那天下午她就放弃了理科。D有一定干扰性，miss意思是“错过”，因此可以排除。

　　答案　A

　　Cloze 1

　　(2011·南昌模拟)As a music teacher, I have always known that music touches the soul.

　　It can__1__all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the__2__for each child to find their light.

　　I would like to__3__a story about it.

　　For a few years I was__4__with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most__5__students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We__6__sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__7__on my lap(大腿). One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students __8__twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh, yes！” Vanessa liked to__9__her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she__10__said or sang a word.

　　One day, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around，__11__me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“ Oh, yes！” I opened my mouth in__12__and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.

　　When my heart__13__started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also__14__. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.

　　Several years later, I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big__15__on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had__16__so many times in our music class. The little girl，__17__her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the__18__to learn and grow. It is up to us to__19__the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s__20__.

　　【语篇解读】　音乐能够触及人的心灵，创造奇迹。

　　1．A.get across　

　　B．put away

　　C．take over

　　D．break through

　　解析　 它能用一种特殊的方式突破各种障碍直击学生的心灵。get across“被理解，把……讲清楚”；put away“将……收起，积蓄”；take over“接替，控制”；break through“突破，克服(障碍等)”。

　　答案　D

　　2．A.means B．direction

　　C．process

　　D．effort

　　解析　 它可能是让每个学生发现自己的闪光点的方法。means“方式”；direction“方向”；process“过程”；effort“努力”。

　　答案　A

　　3．A.add

　　B．talk

　　C．share

　　D．write

　　解析　 我愿意和大家分享一个故事。share分享。

　　答案　C

　　4．A.blessed

　　B．tired

　　C．covered

　　D．filled

　　解析　 在过去的一些年中，我曾经有机会教残疾孩子。be blessed with“享有(幸福等)，具有”。

　　答案　A

　　5．A.troublesome

　　B．hardworking

　　C．memorable

　　D．sensitive

　　解析　 其中我最难忘的是一个五岁的孩子。troublesome“带来麻烦的”；hardworking“努力工作的，尽心尽力的”；memorable“容易记住的，值得纪念的”；sensitive“敏感的”。

　　答案　C

　　6．A.most

　　B．almost

　　C．nearly

　　D．mostly

　　解析　 我们通常坐在地板上上音乐课。almost几乎；nearly将近；mostly主要地，通常。

　　答案　D

　　7．A.stand

　　B．sit

　　C．lie

　　D．jump

　　解析　 联系上文“who had difficulty walking”可知这个小女孩是坐在我的大腿上的。

　　答案　B

　　8．A.sang

　　B．said

　　C．followed

　　D．clapped

　　解析　 从下文“clap with me”可知答案，clap意为“拍手”。

　　答案　D

　　9．A.strike B．put

　　C．give

　　D．shake

　　解析　 Vanessa喜欢把她的手和我的手放在一起，然后和我一起拍手。strike“敲击”；put“放”；give“给”；shake“摇动”。

　　答案　B

　　10．A.ever

　　B．never

　　C．still

　　D．even

　　解析　 但她从来不说也不唱一个字。

　　答案　B

　　11．A.looked B．saw

　　C．glared

　　D．noticed

　　解析　 Vanessa转过身，直视着我的眼睛。look sb. in the eye“直视某人的眼睛”。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.horror

　　B．delight

　　C．astonishment

　　D．embarrassment

　　解析　 我非常吃惊地张大了嘴。horror“恐惧”；delight“高兴”；astonishment“吃惊”；embarrassment“尴尬”。

　　答案　C

　　13．A.immediately

　　B．fortunately

　　C．slowly

　　D．finally

　　解析　 因吃惊忘了呼吸，忘了心跳，但并不是不呼吸，不心跳了，而是最终回过神来了，所以不能用slowly，而用finally。

　　答案　D

　　14．A.happy

　　B．grateful

　　C．speechless

　　D．hopeless

　　解析　 我看着那个助理教师，发现她也惊讶得说不出话来了。speechless“无语的”。

　　答案　C

　　15．A.greeting

　　B．smile

　　C．expression

　　D．sign

　　解析　 她脸上挂着微笑，向我招手。

　　答案　B

　　16．A.performed

　　B．operated

　　C．trained

　　D．organized

　　解析　 模仿我们在音乐课上表演了很多次的歌。perform“表演”；operate“操作”；train“训练”；organize“组织”。

　　答案　A

　　17．A.upon

　　B．through

　　C．from

　　D．beyond

　　解析　 联系上文“Through music”可知答案。

　　答案　B

　　18．A.standard

　　B．ability

　　C．plan D．necessity

　　解析　 每个孩子都有学习和成长的能力。

　　答案　B

　　19．A.discover B．invent

　　C．test

　　D．make

　　解析　 得靠我们去发现通往学生心灵的道路。discover“发现”；invent“发明”；test“检测”；make“做”。

　　答案　A

　　20．A.virtue

　　B．dream

　　C．light

　　D．rhythm

　　解析　 我们都必须找到每个孩子的亮点。这句话和第一段中的“It can be...find their light.”相照应。

　　答案　C

　　Cloze 2

　　(2011·浙江省名校新高考研究联盟高三第二次联考)My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time.

　　It was hanging at a(an)__1__clothing store. The coat had a

　　black velvet collar,

　　delightful tailoring，a Fifth Avenue label(标签)and a(an)__2__price of

　　$28.

　　We looked at__3__，

　　saying nothing, __4__John’s eyes shone.Dark,

　　woolen topcoats were popular just then with__5__，

　　but could__6__several hundred dollars new.

　　John__7__the coat.He turned from side to side,

　　eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious,

　　studied__8__that soon changed into a smile. The__9__was perfect.John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile.“How did the kids like your coat？” I asked. “They love it.

　　” he said，carefully__10__it over the chair and smoothing it flat.

　　Over the next few weeks,

　　the__11__came over John.Quiet，reasoned discussion was__12__argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to__13__.

　　“Good dinner,

　　Mum，” he would say every evening.One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner,

　　John said,

　　“You are right,

　　and I guess I will.”

　　When I__14__this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know__15__caused the changes，she said with laughter,

　　“It must be his coat! ”At the library, we__16__to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time.“__17__ this be John?

　　”he asked，looking up to John’s new height and coat,

　　and extending his hand,

　　one gentleman to another.

　　John and I both knew we should never__18__a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for__19__a standard of excellence for the world to see,

　　for practicing a standard of excellence in thought,

　　speech and behavior,

　　and for__20__what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

　　【语篇解读】　作者叙述了她的儿子在穿上喜爱的新衣服后的变化，由此，作者想到穿着是为让世人看的优秀标准，是思考、讲话和行为方面的优秀标准，是为了内心与外在的统一。

　　1.

　　A. second-hand　

　　B. expensive

　　C. big

　　D. cheap

　　解析　从文中第二段的but could________several hundred dollars new这样的一件新衣服要花好几百美元，和上文的这件衣服花28美元可知，这件衣服是在二手店里出售的，故选A。

　　答案　A

　　2.

　　A. reasonable

　　B. unbelievable

　　C. special

　　D. average

　　解析　与下文“这样的新衣服要好几百美元的价格”相比，这件衣服28美元的标价简直令人难以置信。

　　答案　B

　　3.

　　A. each other

　　B. one another

　　C. the other

　　D. others

　　解析　文章第一句表明是作者和儿子两个人，each other两者之间相互。one another 用于三者或三者以上的两两之间相互……。

　　答案　A

　　4.

　　A. therefore

　　B. however

　　C. but

　　D. thus

　　解析　空格前的句子表明作者和儿子对如此便宜的衣服没发表什么看法，空格后的部分约翰的眼睛发光又表明他很喜欢这件衣服，故上下句之间为转折关系。

　　答案　C

　　5.

　　A. adults

　　B. people

　　C. parents

　　D. teenagers

　　解析　从约翰的表情及下文They love it.

　　可知是孩子们很喜欢这类衣服。

　　答案　D

　　6.

　　A. spend

　　B. cost

　　C. pay

　　D. take

　　解析　本句的主语为Dark, woolen topcoats且空格后是表价钱的词，所以应用cost，某物花……钱，故选B。

　　答案　B

　　7.

　　A. touched

　　B. buttoned

　　C. held

　　D. obtained

　　解析　从下句的内容可知约翰试穿了这件衣服，故本句应是扣紧大衣纽扣。

　　答案　B

　　8.

　　A. gesture B. expression

　　C. attitude

　　D. feeling

　　解析　空格后的句子that soon changed into a smile说明约翰的表情发生了变化，故此处应为expression。

　　答案　B

　　9.

　　A. color B. price

　　C. fit

　　D. style

　　解析　联系上下文可知，约翰对这件衣服很满意，且买了这件衣服，所以应是衣服很合身，fit合身。

　　答案　C

　　10.

　　A. pressing

　　B. taking

　　C. hanging

　　D. folding

　　解析　从and后的动作把衣服弄平可知前文是把衣服叠起来。fold vt.

　　折叠。

　　答案　D

　　11.

　　A. happiness

　　B. satisfaction

　　C. change

　　D. generosity

　　解析　从下文的I didn’t know________caused the changes可知此处为change。

　　答案　C

　　12.

　　A. because of

　　B. instead of

　　C. aware of

　　D. full of

　　解析　本段是对约翰进步表现的描述，故不再争论而是讨论。instead of 代替，而不是。

　　答案　B

　　13.

　　A. please

　　B. understand

　　C. complain

　　D. apologize

　　解析　从下文的约翰听从母亲的建议可知他变得讨人喜欢，故用please。

　　答案　A

　　14.

　　A. mentioned

　　B. wrote

　　C. reported

　　D. explained

　　解析　分析语境可知作者和老师们在进行谈话，故前文应为跟老师们提到这个问题。

　　答案　A

　　15.

　　A. when

　　B. how

　　C. what

　　D. that

　　解析　从下文老师的回答可知，前文作者应是不知道什么引起了这些变化。

　　答案　C

　　16.

　　A. happened

　　B. came

　　C. intended

　　D. decided

　　解析　在图书馆，我们恰巧遇到了一位很久没见到约翰的朋友。happen to do恰巧……。

　　答案　A

　　17.

　　A. Should B. Would

　　C. Must

　　D. Could

　　解析　从下文的looking up to John’s new height and coat可看出，这位朋友看到约翰很惊异，could 表惊异。

　　答案　D

　　18.

　　A. watch

　　B. judge

　　C. mistake

　　D. consider

　　解析　约翰和我都知道我们决不应该以一个人的穿着去判断他的内心世界。mistake...for...把……错认为……；judge与by连用。

　　答案　C

　　19.

　　A. doing

　　B. showing

　　C. speaking

　　D. wearing

　　解析　由上下文语境可知，作者讨论的是穿着问题，故用wearing。

　　答案　D

　　20.

　　A. comparing

　　B. connecting

　　C. combining

　　D. matching

　　解析　match... with...与……相匹配。

　　答案　D

　　Cloze 3

　　A friend of mine opened his wife’s underwear drawer and picked up a(n)__1__paper wrapped package.

　　“This，” he said，“isn’t a(n)__2__package.”He__3__the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.“She got this__4__we went to New York,8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on.She was__5__it for a special occasion.”He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house—his wife had just__6__. He turned to me and said，“__7__save something for a special occasion.Every__8__day is a special day.”

　　I still think those words__9__my life.Now I read more and clean less.I sit on the porch without worrying about__10__.I spend more time with my family，and less at work.I understand that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to，not survived through.I__11__keep anything.I’ll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket，if I feel like it.I don’t save my special perfume for special occasions.I use it__12__I want to.The words “Someday...” and “One day...”are fading away from my__13__.If it’s worth seeing，listening or doing，I want to see，listen or do it now.

　　I don’t know what my friend’s wife would have done if she knew she wouldn’t be there the next morning，and nobody can__14__this.I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.She might call old friends to__15__over past quarrels.I’d like to think she would go out to Chinese restaurants for her favourite food.It’s these small things that I would__16__not doing，if I knew my time had come.

　　We often hope to get together with old friends but always say，“Let’s find a(n)__17__.” We often want to hug our grown children，__18__ we always wait for an appropriate moment.In fact，each__19__when we open our eyes，we should tell ourselves that this is a special day.Each day, each hour，each minute，is so incredibly__20__.

　　【语篇解读】　“千万不要把东西留到什么特殊日子再用，其实生命中的每一天都是特殊的日子……”直到现在，我仍然认为这席话改变了我的生活。“将来某一天”、“总有一天”之类的字眼已从我的词典中彻底消失。对那些值得去看、去听或去做的事情，我都会立刻付诸行动，毫不耽搁。

　　1．A.silk　B．elegant

　　C．nice D．fiber

　　解析　 根据第二段中的“stared at both the silk paper and the box”可知答案。

　　答案　A

　　2．A.beautiful

　　B．ordinary

　　C．old

　　D．new

　　解析　 从下文可知这包裹是朋友的妻子生前留下来的，所以对朋友来说这是非同寻常的，从文中描述的“用丝纸包着”可知他很珍惜这个包裹，也可推知答案。

　　答案　B

　　3.A.unwrapped

　　B．covered

　　C．threw

　　D．bought

　　解析　 unwrapped the box表示“打开盒子”，从下文可知，朋友让我看盒子里的东西，所以要打开盒子。

　　答案　A

　　4．A.for the first time

　　B．the first time

　　C．at the first time

　　D．at first

　　解析　 根据句子结构分析the first time引导状语从句。他妻子在他们第一次去纽约的时候买了这件衣服。

　　答案　B

　　5．A.protecting

　　B．admiring

　　C．paying

　　D．saving

　　解析　 save表示“保留，保存”，符合文意。朋友的妻子生前没舍得穿这件衣服，留着在特殊场合穿。

　　答案　D

　　6．A.passed down

　　B．passed away

　　C．gone out

　　D．died away

　　解析　 根据“he was taking to the funeral house”可知朋友的妻子去世了。pass away“去世，死”。

　　答案　B

　　7．A.Always

　　B．Not

　　C．Never

　　D．Certainly

　　解析　 作者的朋友在妻子去世后感触很深，认为东西千万不要(never)留着在特殊场合用。

　　答案　C

　　8．A.living

　　B．working

　　C．fortunate

　　D．busy

　　解析　 living day表示“活着的日子”，活着的每一天都是特殊的日子。

　　答案　A

　　9．A.interpreted

　　B．changed

　　C．explained

　　D．represented

　　解析　 根据下文内容可知：朋友的一番话改变了(changed)我的生活。

　　答案　B

　　10．A.nothing

　　B．something

　　C．none

　　D．anything

　　解析　 句意是：我常常坐在门廊上，无所忧虑。

　　答案　D

　　11．A.no longer

　　B．any longer

　　C．any more

　　D．furthermore

　　解析　 从下文——我穿着新衣服去超市，香水想什么时候用就什么时候用——可知我再也不会把一些东西留到特殊场合用了。no longer“不再”。

　　答案　A

　　12.A.what

　　B．whatever

　　C．which

　　D．whenever

　　解析　 根据“I don’t save my special perfume for special occasions”可知，我想什么时候用香水就什么时候用。

　　答案　D

　　13．A.memory B．story

　　C．house

　　D．dictionary

　　解析　 我的字典里没有“Someday...”“One day...”这样的字眼。

　　答案　D

　　14．A.speak

　　B．doubt

　　C．believe D．tell

　　解析　 朋友的妻子要是知道自己将不在人世，她会做些什么，这是谁都不知道的。tell有“知道”的意思。

　　答案　D

　　15．A.make peace

　　B．keep peace

　　C．make out

　　D．keep up

　　解析　 根据“over past quarrels”可知：打电话是为了讲和。make peace“讲和”。

　　答案　A

　　16.A.prefer B．regret

　　C．like

　　D．choose

　　解析　 根据“if I knew my time had come”可知，这些事情不做会后悔。所以B项符合文意。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.challenge

　　B．opportunity

　　C．advantage

　　D．benefit

　　解析　 我们总是想着和老朋友聚聚，但总是说：“找个机会(opportunity)吧！”

　　解析　 B

　　18．A.although

　　B．so

　　C．but

　　D．because

　　解析　 根据句意，此处表示转折，所以用but。答案　C

　　19．A.morning

　　B．evening

　　C．night

　　D．moment

　　解析　 从“when we open our eyes”可知，此处指每天早晨醒来的时候。

　　答案　A

　　20．A.valuable

　　B．beautiful

　　C．hard

　　D．easy

　　解析　 作者认为每天、每小时、每分钟都是宝贵的，我们应该珍惜。

　　答案　A

　　Cloze 4

　　(2011·湖北省黄石二中高三5月适应性模拟考试)Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.

　　Tired and defeated, I__1__to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had__2__.He often got almost everything in the house out of__3__.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking__4__to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional__5__Brett had done to our once quiet home.

　　Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a__6__as possible, but inside I was shouting.“I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t__7__him！” Having wiped my tears, I continued__8__him as before.

　　When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)．After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping__9__teens.

　　At the__10__ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had__11__the most to him or her.

　　Brett spoke__12__to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter__13__.My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you，__14__troubled enough by me, always__15__me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”

　　__16__， I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__17__.

　　At that moment, tears__18__in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for__19__. Although I had struggled with silent__20__toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.

　　【语篇解读】　孩子的行为给作者带来了无尽的折磨，作者常常以泪洗面，但是她把愤怒无声地埋在心底，一如既往地履行母亲的责任。毕业典礼上，当孩子把玫瑰送给她时，她情不能已，流出了幸福的眼泪。

　　1. A. sat　B. sank

　　C. bent

　　D. dropped

　　解析　第一段提到作者在洗手间泪流满面，再结合本句前半句中的内容可知作者“倒”在地上。sink to the floor表示“倒在地上”。

　　答案　B

　　2. A. ruined

　　B. lost

　　C. torn

　　D. broken

　　解析　根据句意可知Brett经常“毁坏，糟蹋”东西。lost丢失；torn 撕碎； broken打破。

　　答案　A

　　3. A. danger

　　B. place

　　C. trouble

　　D. order

　　解析　根据句意可知他经常把房间里的所有的东西搞得乱七八糟。此处out of danger表示“脱离危险”；out of place表示“不合适”； out of trouble表示“脱离困境”；out of order表示“杂乱，不整洁”。

　　答案　D

　　4. A. off

　　B. in

　　C. up

　　D. away

　　解析　房子的窗户需要修理，因为他从窗户“闯入”房子去偷钱。

　　答案　B

　　5. A. pain

　　B. injury

　　C. damage

　　D. harm

　　解析　然而，所有这一切都不能和Brett对我们曾经安静的家造成的情感“伤害”相比。emotional damage意为：情感伤害。

　　答案　C

　　6. A. patiently

　　B. willingly

　　C. strictly

　　D. rudely

　　解析　根据文意可推测在随后的几年中，作者尽可能耐心地对待他。

　　答案　A

　　7. A. forgive

　　B. educate

　　C. stand

　　D. control

　　解析　本句中的but表示的是转折意义，且从I don’t want him in my house another day可知，作者在内心深处无法忍受他。

　　答案　C

　　8. A. parenting

　　B. pardoning

　　C. comforting

　　D. feeding

　　解析　作者把满腹心酸和愤怒埋在心底，擦干眼泪，像昔日一样一如既往地对他尽到父母的责任。此处parent用作动词。

　　答案　A

　　9. A. lazy

　　B. troublesome

　　C. disappointing

　　D. careless

　　解析　他再次进入少管所表明他经常招惹是非，作者和丈夫把他送往帮助这些令人烦恼的青少年寄宿学校。

　　答案　B10. A. opening

　　B. official

　　C. victory

　　D. graduation

　　解析　上文提到Brett被送到寄宿学校，可知这里是在毕业典礼上。

　　答案　D

　　11. A. afforded

　　B. meant

　　C. supplied

　　D. owed

　　解析　每一个毕业生都把一支白色的玫瑰送给对自己来说最重要的人。此处mean意为：意味着。

　　答案　B

　　12. A. lovingly

　　B. sadly

　　C. proudly

　　D. nervously

　　解析　根据下文他所说的话可知他深情地和亲生父母和作者说话。

　　答案　A

　　13. A. where

　　B. how

　　C. what

　　D. who

　　解析　他所要表达的意思是无论发生什么事情，你总是在我身边。后半句可理解为no matter what happened。

　　答案　C

　　14. A. unless

　　B. although

　　C. because

　　D. when

　　解析　虽然我给你添了许多麻烦，但是你总是无微不至地关怀我。此处是although you were troubled enough by me的省略形式。

　　答案　B

　　15. A. cost

　　B. lent

　　C. taught

　　D. showed

　　解析　Brett认为自己给养母添了不少麻烦，但是她始终对他表现出至诚的关爱。

　　答案　D

　　16. A. Astonished

　　B. Puzzled

　　C. Encouraged

　　D. Interested

　　解析　作者完全没有想到他竟然把玫瑰送给了自己，并且说出了这样的话，所以感到无比震惊。

　　答案　A

　　17. A. surely

　　B. roughly

　　C. tightly

　　D. fiercely

　　解析　Brett是在表达自己内心的感激，发自肺腑，所以“紧紧地”拥抱作者。

　　答案　C

　　18. A. fell B. flowed

　　C. moved

　　D. gathered

　　解析　在那一刻，作者非常感动，眼中的泪水越来越多。此处gather表示聚集。

　　答案　D

　　19. A. pity

　　B. happiness

　　C. luck

　　D. success

　　解析　 此时此刻，作者流出的不是失望的泪水，而是因为“幸福”而流出。

　　答案　B

　　20. A. love

　　B. anxiety

　　C. anger

　　D. care

　　解析　此处与第三段中间的部分内容相呼应，表明作者过去在心里对他表示过无声的愤怒。

　　答案　C

　　Cloze 5

　　(2011 ·南京师大附中期中试题)There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people__1__to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t)，but always remember that the life you__2__is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you__3__others. Because while there will be times__4__outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely__5__. The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are__6__. Once you’ve done that，in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision__7__anyway.

　　You were__8__with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and__9__the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own__10__.

　　Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of__11__a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the__12__necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to__13__on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being__14__to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior__15__knew more than I did, and so I__16__too much significance to their opinions.

　　You know what happened？Each of those investments ended in__17__. Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by__18__and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to__19__this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to__20__and to life.

　　【语篇解读】　每个人在一生中都会作出很多决定，文章主要讲了在作出重要决定的时候，不能受别人的影响，要依赖自己，相信自己。

　　1．A.easy　

　　B．ready

　　C．unwilling

　　D．hard

　　解析　 句意：当你向别人征求意见的时候，就会发现，很多人总是乐意提供建议。所以选择B。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.lead

　　B．lend

　　C．take

　　D．earn

　　解析　 lead a．..life是固定短语，表示“过……的生活”。

　　答案　A

　　3．A.look at

　　B．pick up

　　C．turn to

　　D．learn from

　　解析　 look at是“看”的意思；pick up是“捡起”的意思；turn to是“向某人求助”的意思；learn from是“从……学到”的意思。句意：在你向其他人求助之前，先自己考虑什么是重要的。所以本题选择C项。

　　答案　C

　　4．A.that

　　B．since

　　C．when D．while

　　解析　 先行词是times，所以用when引导定语从句，并在从句中作状语。

　　答案　C

　　5．A.useless

　　B．useful

　　C．priceless

　　D．clever

　　解析　 根据上文可知，外界的建议有时候是明智的，也有很多时候是完全没有用的。

　　答案　A

　　6．A.getting

　　B．making

　　C．suffering

　　D．facing

　　解析　 face the challenge“面对挑战”。

　　答案　D

　　7．A.on one hand

　　B．on your own

　　C．on the whole

　　D．on all sides

　　解析　 本题考查固定短语。on one hand是“一方面”的意思；on your own是“独自，独立地”的意思；on the whole是“总的来说”的意思；on all sides是“全方面”的意思。句意：一旦你这样做了，大多数情况下，不管怎样，你应该能够自己独立地作出明智的决定。所以选择B。

　　答案　B

　　8．A.born

　　B．tired

　　C．satisfied

　　D．covered

　　解析　 be born with表示生来就具有某种能力。

　　答案　A

　　9．A.enjoy

　　B．step

　　C．plan

　　D．take

　　解析　 take actions是固定短语，意思是“采取行动”。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.assumption

　　B．judgment

　　C．condition

　　D．fortune

　　解析　 句意：大多数时候，你会作出正确的选择，采取恰当的措施。自己考虑，要比违背自己的判断更加成功。本题应选择B项。

　　答案　B

　　11．A.basing

　　B．depending

　　C．relying

　　D．focusing

　　解析　 base...on...“以……为基础”。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.research

　　B．search

　　C．resources D．activity

　　解析　 句意：在早期的投资生涯中，我犯了一个错误，把一些重要的决定建立在同事观点的基础上，而不是进行一些必要的调查研究。本题应选择A项。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.poverty

　　B．laziness

　　C．fear

　　D．diligence

　　解析　 句意：这个错误其实不是我的懒惰，也没有任何人会因此而责备我。所以选择laziness。

　　答案　B

　　14．A.used

　　B．accustomed

　　C．new

　　D．old

　　解析　 根据上文可知，作者在早期投资的时候，在这一行是新手，所以用new。

　　答案　C

　　15．A.students B．brothers

　　C．colleaguesD．classmates

　　解析　 根据上文可知是我的同事。

　　答案　C

　　16．A.owed

　　B．paid

　　C．gave

　　D．held

　　解析　 由于是新手，所以我把重大的意义归功于同事们的观点。

　　答案　A

　　17．A.disaster B．progress

　　C．failure

　　D．success

　　解析　 根据上文可知，作者由于过多地依赖于别人的意见，最终，他的投资以失败而告终，所以本题选择C项。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.either

　　B．another

　　C．each

　　D．others

　　解析　 受到失败的教训，我最终不再允许自己受别人的影响。

　　答案　D

　　19．A.think

　　B．remember

　　C．realize

　　D．recall

　　解析　 上文所讲的道理花了很长的时间才意识到。故选C。

　　答案　C

　　20．A.payment

　　B．dreams

　　C．happiness D．business

　　解析　 根据上下文可知，作者用自己做生意的经历来说明一个道理，即无论做生意，还是生活，无论多迟改变方法都不迟。

　　答案　D